Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
September 29, 2004
Submitted
November 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N166AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23627
Aircraft time
57,765 hours, 40,586 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C266067
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 5 Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING C-18 CHECK, 18 CRACKS WERE FOUND AT FASTENER HOLES IN LOWER SURFACE SKIN OF NR 5 SLAT BETWEEN SLAT STA 150 AND SLAT STA 235. MAINTENANCE CUTOUT DAMAGE ON LOWER SURFACE SKIN OF NR 5 SLAT; PERFORMED A HFEC INSPECTION OF CUTOUT TO VERIFY NO CRACKS EXIST; FABRICATED A FILLER AND SPLICE PLATE; INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737-300 SRM 57-43-01, FIG 206.

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